The 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 109th season of the Sheffield Shield, the first-class Australian domestic cricket competition. The season began on 8 October 2010, and ended on 21 March 2011 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Tigers winning their second shield.
Teams
Club Home Ground Captain New South Wales Blues Sydney Cricket Ground Simon Katich Queensland Bulls Brisbane Cricket Ground James Hopes Southern Redbacks Adelaide Oval Michael Klinger Tasmanian Tigers Bellerive Oval George Bailey Victorian Bushrangers Melbourne Cricket Ground Cameron White Western Warriors WACA Ground Marcus North
Table
The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Sheffield Shield final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. In the result of a draw, the team that finished on top of the ladder, and hence hosting the match will be awarded the title. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield Points System.
TeamPtsPldWDLQuotForAgainst 44 10 7 1 2 1.287 142 4024 172 3786 38 10 6 2 2 1.355 145 4916 180 4503 26 10 4 3 3 1.001 146 3987 142 3873 22 10 3 2 5 0.901 171 4891 151 4795 20 10 3 3 4 0.914 165 4976 161 5312 12 10 1 1 8 0.722 187 4754 150 5279 Last Updated on 19 March 2011.Table/Sheffield Shield, 2010–11 Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2010
Fixtures
October
November
December
February
March
Final
Statistics
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Mark Cosgrove 11 18 806 53.73 159 2 3 Rob Quiney 10 19 724 42.58 106 2 4 Phil Jaques 11 21 674 33.70 129 2 1 Aaron Finch 10 20 645 33.94 84 0 5 Chris Lynn 9 15 641 49.80 172 2 2 Updated to end of competitionRecords/Sheffield Shield, 2010-11/Most runs Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2011
Highest scores Runs Balls Player Team Opponent Ground 214 294 Usman Khawaja Adelaide Oval 172 287 Chris Lynn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 163 116 Andrew McDonald Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth 160* 235 George Bailey Bellerive Oval, Hobart 159 194 Mark Cosgrove Melbourne Cricket Ground Updated to end of competition Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2011
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W Luke Butterworth 10 301.5 45 17.53 6/51 2 Trent Copeland 10 451.0 45 24.68 6/51 1 Adam Maher 9 265.0 37 18.21 5/14 1 James Faulkner 9 206.0 36 17.72 5/5 2 Ryan Duffield 7 230.1 33 22.90 6/77 1 Updated to end of competitionRecords/Sheffield Shield, 2010-11/Most wickets Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2011
Best bowling Figures Overs Player Team Opponent Ground 8/35 15.3 Darren Pattinson Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth 7/75 24.1 Chris Swan Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 6/22 11.0 Mark Cameron Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 6/37 12.0 Luke Feldman Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 6/50 22.0 James Hopes Adelaide Oval Updated to end of competition Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2011
See also 2010–11 Australian cricket season
References